Salvage Reeds

[Lawrence Reeves]

Is there a history of buying wrecked English concertinas for harvesting the reeds? Wondering about making an old C/G into a C#/ G#.

[Stephen Chambers]

Is there a history of buying wrecked English concertinas for harvesting the reeds? Wondering about making an old C/G into a C#/ G#.

Lawrence,

 

You could get a lot of the reeds out of an English, but not all; like those big low reeds for the bottom end.

 

But anyway, your best option would be to find an Anglo in the original high pitch C/G tuning, and repitch it up by half a semitone, instead of down by the same.

[Lawrence Reeves]

I was thinking about doing it myself. I have never tried to tune a reed, and would never want to destroy a good instrument. With tuning in mind, I would give a start on a harmonica as my first attempt.

[Johann]

Is there a history of buying wrecked English concertinas for harvesting the reeds? Wondering about making an old C/G into a C#/ G#.

 

If i would find a old english concertina i would get it.

 

Would not mind if it is in absolut terrible stae.

 

As long as ti would be affordable to me.